Do_shortcode doesn't work anymore

This is my enfold-child/functions.php

<?php

/*
* Add your own functions here. You can also copy some of the theme functions into this file. 
* WordPress will use those functions instead of the original functions then.
*/

echo do_shortcode("[av_button label='Klick mich' link='' link_target='' size='small' position='center' label_display='' icon_select='yes' icon_hover='' icon='' color='theme-color' custom_bg='#444444' custom_font='#ffffff' av-desktop-hide='' av-medium-hide='' av-small-hide='' av-mini-hide='' av_uid='']");
echo do_shortcode('[caption id="attachment_6" align="alignright" width="300"]<img src="https://img-lumas-avensogmbh1.netdna-ssl.com/showimg_dre14_desktop.jpg" alt="Kanagawa" title="The Great Wave" width="300" height="205" class="size-medium wp-image-6" /> The Great Wave[/caption]');

First shortcode isn’t processed. Second shortcode is.
Where is the difference?

puhhh…I think I found the problem.

wp_body_open enabled the use of shortcodes in enfold-child/functions.php – that worked

In my plugin I tried to execute a shortcode via ajax call. wp_body_open hadn’t any effect. Ajax calls are always made from backend perspective and the following line killed the shortcode execution:

enfold/config-templatebuilder/avia-template-builder/php/shortcode-template.class.php line 398
if(! is_admin() && ! Avia_Builder()->wp_head_done && ! $no_header_request )

Should ask if there is a ajax call:
if((wp_doing_ajax() || !is_admin()) && ! Avia_Builder()->wp_head_done && ! $no_header_request )

Hi Nikko,

Ajax call

(function ($) {
                    $.ajax ({
                        url: "/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php",
                        type: "GET",
                        dataType: "JSON",
                        data: {
                            action:"add_myfunc",
                            post_id: '.$atts['snippet'][0].',
                            meta_id: '.$atts['snippet'][1].'
                        },
                        success: function (resp) {
                            if (resp.success) {
                                // success
                            } else {
                                console.log ("Error: " + resp.data) ;
                                }
                            },
                        error: function (xhr, ajaxOptions, thrownError) {
                            console.log ("Request failed: " + thrownError.message) ;
                            },
                        }) ;
                })(jQuery) ;

load shortcode and process it

function load_snippet($post_id, $meta_id) {

    global $wpdb;
    $snippet = $wpdb->get_row("SELECT * FROM ".$wpdb->prefix."postmeta WHERE post_id = '".$post_id."' AND meta_id = '".$meta_id."'" , OBJECT   );
    $meta = preg_replace('#\{{{(.*?)\}}}#m', "", $snippet->meta_value);
    wp_send_json_success (do_shortcode($meta));
}

The shortcode processing is located in shortcode_handler_prepare function in enfold/config-templatebuilder/avia-template-builder/php/shortcode-template.class.php line 341
Please have a look at the function. I can’t find a hook which helps me.
Condition ! is_admin() returns false because ajax request are always made from backend.

Later there is a comment in source code:

/**
* In backend we return the shortcode as self closing shortcode only as we might have no reliable info about content

and later another one:

//dont use any shortcodes in backend

Therefore I came to the conclusion that the first part of the function should handle ajax calls as well (but isn’t because of admin context) and the if conditions should be
if((wp_doing_ajax() || !is_admin()) && ! Avia_Builder()->wp_head_done && ! $no_header_request )

If I change the code in that line everything works like expected.

Do you know another way?

Best regards
Stephan

Hey Nikko,

did you get an answer? I’m still believing that it is unwanted behavior and there should be a check if the call is coming from an ajax call.

Best regards,
Stephan

Hey Nikko,

thank you. Works!

Best regards
Stephan